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Really silly to shut down a version that still makes you guys money but not the version that doesnt make a penny due to the Xbox 360 marketplace's shutdown(don't take that as an endorsement of shutting down the 360 version, I'm just pointing out how strange this is that this is SPECIFICALLY targeted towards the ps3 version, despite this being one of the most active ps3 multiplayer games even in the modern era). Could you guys elaborate on what exactly these "changes" are that requires a full shutdown of the ps3 GW servers? There is no transparency other than "we need to make changes and the ps3 wont work with that". Why are these changes compatible with every other platform except the ps3 version? If you are being honest about you guys being "forced" to do this rather than it just being a "its old, move on" situation, could you at least soften the blow by being upfront about why this has to be done? Because right now this just feels like a punch to the gut to the loyal community of this game with no real answer on why you're doing this. Is there ANY way you can make these changes without needing a full shutdown (if some features have to be discontinued, thats fine so long as we can at least play the game)? Will there be refunds offered to people who just recently purchased the game? Literally ANY transparency would be appreciated because while I commend you taking the time to write this post, all it did was leave me with more questions than answers.